490s BC

490s BC

Births

* 496 BCSophocles, Athenian dramatist and statesman
* c. 495 BCPericles, Athenian politician (d. 429 BC)
* c. 495 BC — Zeno of Elea, Greek philosopher (d. c. 430 BC)
* c. 490 BCEmpedocles, Greek philosopher (d. c. 430 BC)
* c. 490 BC — Phidias, Greek sculptor (d. c. 430 BC)

Deaths

* 498 BCAmyntas I, king of Macedonia
* 496 BCPythagoras, Greek philosopher and mathematician
* 496 BC — Sun Tzu, military philosopher and author of The Art of War (most likely a colloquial date)
* 491 BCHippocrates, Tyrant of Gela


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